Distal Nerve Transfer for Opponensplasty in the Setting of High Median Nerve Injury: A Case Series.

ABSTRACT: Background: High median nerve injury leads to an absence of thumb opposition and irreversible thenar atrophy. Currently, distal nerve transfer is a new option for opponensplasty. The superiority of nerve transfer over traditional tendon transfer is that in nerve transfer, all thenar muscles may be reinnervated and so thumb functions are fully achieved, while in tendon transfer, the goal is to reanimate the function of abductor pollicis brevis (APB). This study aims to describe the results of opponensplasty using distal nerve transfer. Materials and Methods: This article analyses the results of opponensplasty using the transfer of abductor digiti minimi (ADM) branch of the ulnar nerve to the recurrent branch of the median nerve. Clinical outcomes were assessed by objectively e

SUBMITTER: Emamhadi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825203 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature